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Blood money : the story of life, death, and profit inside America's blood industry / by McLaughlin, Kathleen(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Bad Blood meets Dreamland in this kaleidoscopic investigation into the shadowy and vampiric blood business and the dangerous limits of demand for the crucial resource that runs through our very veins. Every year, about twenty million Americans sell blood plasma for cash in a barely regulated market dominated by private industry and off-the-grid trafficking. These commercial efforts prey on an insatiable market for medical and scientific innovation fed from the veins of some of the country's most marginalized communities, such as undocumented immigrants and residents of poverty-stricken Flint, Michigan. We are often told that "blood donations" are used to save lives, but blood plasma, a component of whole blood, has become a precious commercial good. Blood plasma is collected and marketed by private industry, with the United States one of just five nations on the planet that have not yet banned the practice of pay-for-plasma giving. This precious resource is used for everything from expensive and unproven age-reversing treatments to costly and experimental cures for novel diseases like COVID-19. Based on a cross-country investigation into the plasma-giving capitals of the country, in-depth research into the blood industry, and her personal experience as a beneficiary of plasma-derived treatment for a rare condition, Kathleen McLaughlin's Blood Money reveals the underhanded machinations and unbalanced power structures of the blood industry. Taking us from China's blood black market to Silicon Valley's shadowy tech startups, this is an unforgettable inside look at an industry many of us had no idea even existed. Blood Money is an electrifying exposé that demonstrates the shadowy overlap between big medicine and big business and paints a searing portrait of the extent to which American industry feeds on the country's most vulnerable"--
Subjects: Blood banks; Blood products;
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Someone knows / by Scottoline, Lisa,author.;
Allie Garvey is heading home to the funeral of a childhood friend. Allie is not only grief-stricken, she's full of dread. Because going home means seeing the other two people with whom she shares an unbearable secret. Allie has been haunted for two decades by what she and the others did, and by the fact that she never told a soul. The dark secret has eaten away at her, distancing her from everyone she loves, including her husband. Because she wasn't punished by the law, Allie has punished herself, and it's a life sentence. Now, Allie stands on the precipice of losing everything. She's ready for a reckoning, determined to learn how the prank went so horribly wrong. She digs to unearth the truth, but reaches a shocking conclusion that she never saw coming - and neither will the listener.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Secrecy; Justice;
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Brooklyn nine-nine. [videorecording] / by Schur, Michael,1975-television producer.; Goor, Daniel J.,1975-television producer.; Samberg, Andy,1978-actor.; Crews, Terry,1968-actor.; Beatriz, Stephanie,actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Fremulon (Firm),production company.; Dr. Goor Productions,production company.;
Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Chelsea Peretti, Stephanie Beatriz.Detective Jake Peralta and the Nine-Nine are taking #SquadGoals to a whole new level. With a precinct wedding, the annual Halloween heist, and the Pontiac Bandit₂s most hilarious appearance yet, this season has even Jake going "full Santiago" (binder and all).Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Television programs.; Police;
For private home use only.
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Someone knows [sound recording] / by Scottoline, Lisa,author.; Fliakos, Ari,narrator.; Pressley, Brittany,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.; Books on Tape, Inc.,publisher.;
Read by Ari Fliakos and Brittany Pressley.Allie Garvey is heading home to the funeral of a childhood friend. Allie is not only grief-stricken, she's full of dread. Because going home means seeing the other two people with whom she shares an unbearable secret. Allie has been haunted for two decades by what she and the others did, and by the fact that she never told a soul. The dark secret has eaten away at her, distancing her from everyone she loves, including her husband. Because she wasn't punished by the law, Allie has punished herself, and it's a life sentence. Now, Allie stands on the precipice of losing everything. She's ready for a reckoning, determined to learn how the prank went so horribly wrong. She digs to unearth the truth, but reaches a shocking conclusion that she never saw coming - and neither will the listener.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Secrecy; Justice;
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Out of range / by Lang, Heidi.;
Abby, Emma, and Ollie are squabbling sisters on a punishment hike up a mountain with their camp counselor, Dana, when they suddenly find themselves completely on their own, and spot the smoke of a forest fire above them; in order to survive they need to learn to depend on each other--or the name of the hiking area, No Return Wilderness, may prove to be prophetic.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Sisters; Hiking; Wilderness survival; Forest fires;
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Buck [videorecording] / by Brannaman, Buck.; Geissbuhler, Luke,1970-; Goldman, Julie.; Meehl, Cindy.; Mossman, Guy.; Redford, Robert.; Robbins, David,1955-; Shimin, Toby.; Back Allie Productions.; Cedar Creek Productions.; IFC Films.; Motto Pictures.; Sundance Selects (Firm);
Cinematographers, Guy Mossman, Luke Geissbuhler ; music, David Robbins ; editor, Toby Shimin.Buck Brannaman, Robert Redford.A richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life 'horse-whisperer', he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses - and people - with his understanding, compassion and respect.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Brannaman, Buck.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Horse trainers; Horse whisperers; Horses; Horses; Human-animal communication.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2011., IFC Films,
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Cesar's rules : your way to train a well-behaved dog / by Millan, Cesar.; Peltier, Melissa Jo.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Those magical American dogs : my evolution from training dogs to training people -- The basics of balance : the foundation of training -- Rewards, punishment, and everything in between : is there a "right" way to train a dog? -- Cesar's rules for a teachable dog and a trainable human -- Honor the animal : lessons from Hollywood animal trainers -- Losing the leash : Dr. Ian Dunbar and hands-off dog training -- A world of ways to basic obedience : step by step instructions -- Basic instincts : how dogs teach us.
Subjects: Dog owners; Dogs; Dogs;
© c2010., Crown Archetype,
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The Trotsky [videorecording (DVD)]/ by Baruchel, Jay.; Bujold, Geneviève.; Feore, Colm.; Hampshire, Emily.; Hirsh, David Julian.; Murphy, Michael.; Rubinek, Saul,1948-; Tierney, Jacob.; Alliance Films (Firm); Park Ex Pictures.; Telefilm Canada.;
Music by Malajube ; edited by Arthur Tarnowski.Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Colm Feore, Geneviève Bujold, Saul Rubinek, Michael Murphy, David Julian Hirsh.Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his peers can claim to be the reincarnation of early 20th century Soviet iconoclast and Red Army hero, Leon Trotsky. When his father sends Leon to public school as punishment for starting a hunger strike at Papa's clothing factory, Leon quickly lends new meaning to the term 'student union', determined as he is to live out his pre-ordained destiny to the fullest and change the world.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Trotski, Léon, 1879-1940; Comedy films.; Feature films.; High school students; Man-woman relationships; Reincarnation; Socialism;
© c2010., Alliance Films,
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Dark souls [electronic resource]. by Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.Live through a million deaths & earn your legacy. Enter a dark world filled with despair and threaded by hope where your ability to creatively strategize, learn and overcome unpredictable and unique challenges determines your fate. Dark Souls will demand your absolute concentration, unflinchingly punish your mistakes, but reward your ability to learn from death. Each challenge is a mind game met with endless combinations that will test your ability to creatively strategize a way to conquer unimaginable monsters and progress deeper into this bleak and forbidding environment filled with the un-dead.ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature, 17+ (blood and gore, Partial nudity, violence).DVD compatible with Xbox 360 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game Dolby Digital ; content download ; 2-4 player online multiplayer (co-op 2-4) with leaderboards and voice (paid subscription and broadband internet connection required).
Subjects: Computer adventure games; Computer games.; Dark souls (Game); Video games.; Xbox 360 (Video game console);
© c2011., Microsoft Corp.,
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Unforgotten: S2. by Wilson, Andy,film director.; Timimi, Badria,actor.; Ashbourne, Lorraine,actor.; Bonnar, Mark,actor.; Walker, Nicola,actor.; Cavaliero, Rosie,actor.; Bhaskar, Sanjeev,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Badria Timimi, Lorraine Ashbourne, Mark Bonnar, Nicola Walker, Rosie Cavaliero, Sanjeev BhaskarOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2017.When the remnants of a body are found hidden in a river, DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan are faced with an impossible investigation. There are four suspects - they are the pieces of the jigsaw Cassie and Sunny must solve. But the harder they try to put this picture together, the more blurred it becomes. It's a case that will test their relationship in unexpected ways, and question their assumptions about the most damaged and destructive in society. When a victim becomes a criminal, is punishment the same as justice?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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